Mykonos, Greece? Not so fast ….

Day 6: June 8 2023

I dragged myself out of bed this morning and decided to prepare myself immediately for our 8:30am Greek Cooking excursion on Mykonos. As I was sipping my cappuccino, I heard the announcement saying the wind and waves were too severe to safely tender to Mykonos. Instead, we went 28 miles west of Mykonos to Syros. And we would be docked there until 4pm.

To be honest, I personally was OK with the change. With all the traveling I have done over the years, I would typically need a “day off” after about a week. This trip is no different as I left a week ago today. So I just went back to bed and slept for another hour plus.

This became my “me day”. I did leave the ship and I explored the harbor area of Syros.

Very protective harbor. Water was calm but there was a little wind. We’ve been SO BLESSED with our weather … mid 70’s
I strolled back just a few streets and found this
This church was the real prize. Look at that stone work on the ground
Greek Orthodox Church
Quite ornate. I’m surprised it was open
Oh, these yachts. I do love marinas. The White Pearl!

After a scrumptious salad lunch (even fancy and rich food becomes too much after a week), I decided to treat myself to an hour of spa treatments. IT WAS HEAVENLY. I had a body exfoliation, neck and back massage, and a facial. She gave me an extra 10 minutes because she also worked on Kristen (or so she thought). Or my body simply needed extra help! Whatever the reason, it was fabulous and needed.

We did make the move from Syros to Mykonos at 5pm instead of 4. It took about an hour to move to the Mykonos dock.

While the ship relocated, the crew put on a Greek BBQ poolside.

The ship provided bus transport to the main port, so we all went over. We had to at least set foot on Mykonos, so we made the most of our brief time.

From the front of the ship
Our matching sun shirts
So grateful to have caught this beautiful sunset.
There are the ladies at the bottom left. We found the PERFECT PLACE to have our sunset cocktail
AND Hookah!
Do I look 10 years younger after my facial???
We ALL tried the Hookah
Got back to the ship around 10pm

Pete, Lynda, and I watched the show entitled “Odyssea”. We had FRONT row seats, and it was just amazing to see their costumes and dancing. Very impressive.

One more day on the cruise. Tomorrow we go to Milos and do a beach excursion. It will be our first time in the water!

8 thoughts on “Mykonos, Greece? Not so fast ….

  1. Debra W. Guttas's avatar Debra W. Guttas

    Funny, we almost didn’t get to see Mykonos for the same reason! So glad you were able to see the sun set at one of the most magical beaches. I think I could spend a whole week there!
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